I'm Ex Directory...
so if anyone phones me I have...
I thought I could leave it or call her to let her know that she had phoned the wrong number and that I had no connection to who she was trying to call. Also it gave her the chance to recall the company again.
She had no recollection of making the call or what it was about. I am now wondering if she possibly has dementia or some other problems. In fact as I write this I seem to remember this person has called months ago(but did not leave a message)and could not remember calling.
I may have to accept these odd calls but ignore them, could block her from calling me or try to have someone follow this up. I don't want to change my own number that would cost £35.
Update:The internet provider suggested talking with the police/social in case she is in trouble and they have a facility that blocks calls for £6 per month(but I don't need the extra cost)
I finally talked to the police and they say...consider a phone that shows the numbers of callers or ignore the calls, if I answer the phone let the caller speak and do not give my number and can put the phone down but if the calls become more frequent they may look in to it again if I contact them but not to worry that the person is "Confused" and leave it. It is not my concern. I tend to leave my phone on silent and it has a message service where people can leave messages anyhow.
- Given my number.
- The person or company took a chance.
- They had the number from ages ago.
I thought I could leave it or call her to let her know that she had phoned the wrong number and that I had no connection to who she was trying to call. Also it gave her the chance to recall the company again.
She had no recollection of making the call or what it was about. I am now wondering if she possibly has dementia or some other problems. In fact as I write this I seem to remember this person has called months ago(but did not leave a message)and could not remember calling.
I may have to accept these odd calls but ignore them, could block her from calling me or try to have someone follow this up. I don't want to change my own number that would cost £35.
Update:The internet provider suggested talking with the police/social in case she is in trouble and they have a facility that blocks calls for £6 per month(but I don't need the extra cost)
I finally talked to the police and they say...consider a phone that shows the numbers of callers or ignore the calls, if I answer the phone let the caller speak and do not give my number and can put the phone down but if the calls become more frequent they may look in to it again if I contact them but not to worry that the person is "Confused" and leave it. It is not my concern. I tend to leave my phone on silent and it has a message service where people can leave messages anyhow.
posted by The Great Gildersleeve | 2:14 am
2 Comments:
I've had something similar, try not to worry too much. Perhaps even the same person!
You do wonder how on earth some people manage with daily life when they are clearly very confused.
It's reminded me that I once rang a stranger on behalf of a friend; this unknown person had left a really irate message on the friend's answerphone. (The friend asked me to call them. Apparently I'm 'better at that sort of thing'.)
They were quite ungracious when I called them to explain that the repair guy they were chasing wasn't my pal... All part of life's rich tapestry!
See you next week, if not on here.
I'm sure it will stop :-) and I can manage if its down to one or two.
I get chased after by Sky TV quite a lot but that's a sales call.
I had a mobile number today but I am not phoning it back if they don't leave a message(wondering if it could be you know who?)
As it seems to have died down, I'm wondering if I can just say not to visit me.
Anyhow, I'm not around the rest of this week...hospital/bingo tomorrow.
Contrast to the theatre yesterday evening.
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